The largest slave auction in United States…

March 1857 CE

The largest slave auction in United States history is held in Savannah, Georgia, over a two-day period (starting March 2), later dubbed The Weeping Time, when Pierce M. Butler sells four hundred and thirty-six men, women, children, and infants, all of whom had been kept for weeks beforehand in stalls meant for horses at a racetrack.

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Savannah Chatham Georgia United States View →

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Georgia, State of (U.S.A.) View →

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